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     ��In the afternoon we reached Savannah�察�where we were lodged in the 

house which the Brethren who came a year ago have built in the town。 The 

Lord   has   done   all   things   well�察  �and   has   turned   to   our   good   all   that   has 

befallen us�察�even when we did not understand His way�察�and has laid His 

blessing upon our journey�察 �thanks be unto Him。  Dober's Diary。�� 

      27 Feb。 1736。 

     Wesley。Feb。 16th。 

     Mr。 Oglethorpe set out for the new settlement on the Altamahaw River。 

He   took   with   him   fifty   men�察  �besides   Mr。   Ingham�察  �Mr。   Hermsdorf�察  �and 

three Indians。 

      6 Mar。 1736。 

     Wesley。Feb。 24th�察�Tuesday。 

     Mr。 Oglethorpe returned。The day following I took my leave of most of 

the passengers of the ship。In the evening I went to Savannah。 

      

       Organization。 

     The arrival of the ;second company; was a marked event in the eyes 

of   the   Moravians     already    settled   at  Savannah。     Hitherto   all  had   been 

preparation�察�and labor had seemed less arduous and privations less severe 

because they were smoothing the path for those who were to follow�察�and it 

was   with   well´earned   satisfaction   that   wives   and   friends   were  lodged   in 

the   new    house�察  �taken    to  the  garden    and   the  farm�察  �and   introduced    to 

acquaintances in the town。 No doubt poor Catherine Riedel's heart ached 

with loneliness�察�and her tears flowed fast�察�when�察�at the close of that long 

and stormy voyage�察�she heard of her husband's death�察�and stood beside his 

grave in the Savannah cemetery�察 �but there was little time for grieving in 

the   press   of   matters   that   required   attention�察  �for   Spangenberg's   long   visit 

was now to end�察�Nitschmann was to remain only until the organization of 

the   Congregation   was   complete�察  �and   there   was   much   to   be   done   before 

these two able leaders took their departure。 

     Scarcely   had   Bishop   Nitschmann   greeted   the   members   of   the   ;first 



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company;       in  the   dawn    of  Feb。    17th�察 �1736�察   �when    Spangenberg       and 

Toeltschig took him to the garden two miles distant�察�that they might have a 

private    and   undisturbed     conference。All     too   soon�察  �however�察   �word    was 

brought that Gen。 Oglethorpe wanted to see Spangenberg at once�察�so they 

retraced their steps�察�and Spangenberg received a hearty greeting from the 

General�察     �and   many     compliments       on   what     he   and   his   party    had 

accomplished。There          is  no   record    of   the   conversations      among     the 

Moravians on that day�察�but they are not difficult to imagine�察�for the news 

from home and from the mission fields on the one side�察�and the problems 

and prospects in Georgia on the other�察�would furnish topics which many 

days could not exhaust。 

     That evening Spangenberg again called on Gen。 Oglethorpe�察�who gave 

orders that a boat should take him next day to Tybee�察�where the ship lay at 

anchor�察  �with   all   her   passengers   aboard。   He   also   told   Spangenberg   about 

the English preacher whom he had brought over�察�and made inquiries about 

Nitschmann's       position�察  �asking   that  the  explanation     be  repeated    to  the 

English preacher�察�who was also interested in him。 

     The following day Spangenberg waited upon Gen。 Oglethorpe to ask 

about Hermsdorf�察�as he heard the General had promised to take him to the 

Altamaha�察�where a new town was to be built。 He also begged Oglethorpe 

to   help   him   arrange   his   departure   for   Pennsylvania   as   soon   as   possible�察�

which the General agreed to do。 

     About six o'clock that evening Spangenberg reached the ship at Tybee�察�

and was warmly welcomed by the Moravians�察�and at their song service he 

met the much´talked´of English preacher�察�John Wesley。 The two men liked 

each other at the first glance�察�Wesley wrote in his Journal�察 �I soon found 

what spirit he was of�察�and asked his advice in regard to my own conduct�察─�

while Spangenberg paralleled this in his Diary with the remark�察 �He told 

me how it was with him�察�and I saw that true Grace dwelt in and governed 

him。; 

     During the two days which elapsed before the transport came to take 

the Moravians   from  the   ship�察�Wesley  and   Spangenberg had   several   long 

conversations�察�each recording the points that struck him most�察�but without 

comment。These discussions regarding doctrine and practice were renewed 



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at intervals during the remainder of Spangenberg's stay in Savannah�察�and 

the young Englishman showed himself eager to learn the Indian language 

so that he might preach to the natives�察�generous in his offers to share his 

advantages   of   study   with   the   Moravians�察  �and   above   all   determined   to 

enforce the letter of the ecclesiastical law�察�as he understood it�察�in his new 

parish。He thought ;it would be well if two of the Moravian women would 

dedicate themselves to the Indian service�察�and at once begin to study the 

language�察─  �and ;as the   early  Church   employed   deaconesses�察 �it   would   be 

profitable     if  these  women      were    ordained    to  their   office。;He    was    also 

convinced ;that the apostolic custom of baptism by immersion ought to be 

observed in Georgia。; ;He bound himself to no sect�察�but took the ground 

that a man ought to study the Bible and the writings of the Church Fathers 

of the first three centuries�察�accepting what agreed with these two sources�察�

and   rejecting   all   else。;   He   requested   the   Moravians   to   use   the   Lord's 

Prayer   at   all   their   public   services�察   �since   this   is   acknowledged   to   have 

been     the  custom     of   the  early   Church�察─    �and    since   that   early   Church 

celebrated the Holy Communion every day�察�he thought it necessary that all 

members       should    partake    at  least   on  every    Sunday。     ;He   also   had   his 

thoughts concerning Fast days。;Spangenberg promised to lay these matters 

before the congregation�察�but so far as Fast days were concerned�察�he said 

that while he would observe them as a matter of conscience if he belonged 

to a Church which required them�察�he doubted the wisdom of forcing them 

upon a Church in which they were not obligatory。 

     On   the   21st�察  �the   periagua   �─�so   they   call   a   rather   deep�察  �large   boat;�� 

came to take the Moravians to Savannah�察�but it was necessary to call at the 

other   ship�察  �as   some   of   their   baggage   had   been   brought   in   that   vessel。 

Spangenberg   went   ahead�察  �and   found   that   for   some   reason   the   baggage 

could     not   be  taken    off  that   day。He    was    pleasantly     received    by   ;the 

younger; Reck�察�but the Baron was absent�察�having gone to see the site to 

which the Salzburgers wished to move their settlement�察�Gen。 Oglethorpe 

having given his permission。About the time the periagua arrived�察�a heavy 

rain   came   up�察  �and   fearing   the   effect   on   the   new´comers�察  �Spangenberg 

obtained permission to take them into the cabin。 When ten o'clock came 

they decided to wait no longer�察�and started for Savannah�察�with the result 



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that they spent the entire night in the rain�察�in an open boat�察�and then had 

passed but half way up the river� �Early in the morning Spangenberg took 

two men and his small boat and went ahead�察�stopping at Capt。 Thomson's 

ship to get some things Korte had sent them from London。They reached 

Savannah in the afternoon�察�and before da

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